The rainy season has come to Guatemala and some of you may think that we have many reasons to complain: clouds that cover Santa María volcano and don´t let the sun shine, raincoats that we have to put on every afternoon, wet shoes... Nothing further from the truth! We have many reasons to celebrate every single day at El Nahual!
... to Rebecca, our Volunteer Coordinator, who is leaving El Nahual after more than 3,5 months of helping organize our volunteers and our projects. Great job, thank you, we ( and the kids) will truly miss you! Best of luck in your future plans!
Where: Pool and Beer (12 Avenida 10-29, Zona 1)
When: 8pm Thursday, June 17th
Cost: Only 15Q! All benefits go to our free education programs for the children of Xela.
What to Bring: A friend, a voice for singing (or not) and your best dance moves!
Dear Friends and Family of El Nahual,
All of us at El Nahual would like to say thank you ever so much for your thoughts and concerns after all that has happened here in Guatemala over the past few weeks. We are also very happy to announce that all of us volunteers, the school, and the families that we work with, are all safe here after the storm.
First of all, let me proudly announce that our garden has arrived! On Friday´s lunch we enjoyed a delicious raddish salad made from our very own home grown raddishes!!
Earth Day was on the 22nd of April. Remembering this we held a Semana Verde (Green Week) last week at El Nahual. We started on Monday with a general introduction to the topic spiced with short movies and a Q&A session with the kids. When they started to understand the concept they were very keen to tell us everything they knew about the topic so far. Then for our art project we painted big Earth posters. On Tuesday we talked about the garbage problem (the biggest environmental problem in Guatemala) and collected the garbage around the school.
Come and support our education programs by enjoying a movie night with your friends!
When: Thursday April 22nd
Where: Infinito 7 Calle 15-18 Zona 1
Time: 8:00pm
Last week ended like many others, as the students, volunteers, and teachers came together for our weekly themed Community Lunch. This week however, the theme was ¨green food¨ to mark the beginning of El Nahual´s commitment to ¨going green.¨ We all enjoyed broccoli quiche, cucumber salad, and pasta pesto, as we looked forward to a fresh start.
After a weekend of colorful celebration here in Xela, students and volunteers alike headed back to school this week. I was lucky enough to tag along and have my first experience in the classroom. Having done so, I have to say that I have a new found respect for teachers everywhere, and specifically for our fabulous volunteers here at Manos de Colores!! It was such a treat to watch as their fun and engaging lesson plans led to students competitively forming teams and shouting out the approriate color, number, or pronoun with great enthusiasm and even laughter!
